Where does “mâchoire” come from?

mâchoire (French) comes from French mâcher, from Middle French mascher, from Old French mascher, from Latin masticō, from Latin masticāre, from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω, from Ancient Greek μάσταξ — mouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

mâchoire (French): jaw; jawbone

Definitions

  1. jaw; jawbone

Ancestry of “mâchoire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchmâcherto chew; to begin or prepare some work
2Middle Frenchmascherto chew
3Old Frenchmascherto chew
4Latinmasticōto chew
5Latinmasticāre—
6Ancient GreekμαστιχάωI grind the teeth
7Ancient Greekμάσταξmouth, jaws, that with which one chews; mouthful,...

Words derived from “mâchoire”

Every word from Ancient Greek μάσταξ →Every word from Ancient Greek μαστιχάω →Every word from Latin masticāre →